JUNE 2016 VOL. 35, NO. 10

Meeting Minutes, May 5, 2016 when winding tighter. There are two dif- This Month FUSEE HISTORY ferent kinds of hooks, one fastens to the BEWARE THE $50 and the other to the Fusee end. BARGIN AND REPAIR This barrel hook keeps it from turning to one side, and there is a pin to keep it For next Friday’s meeting, Paul Martyn Our monthly mart started at 7:00 p.m. from being overwound. The chain is like will give both the beginners corner and main presentation. For the beginners talk, and at 8:00 p.m. Secretary Phyllis Ad- a bicycle chain. Each link has 3 layers ams called the meeting to order. Re- Paul will discuss the various optical devic- with one rivet so it can be repaired by es available to help you see properly to freshments were provided by Doug and moving the rivets and adding links to fill perform many horological tasks, including Ken Lynn, thank you very much. in. Some workhouses used child labor to clip-on loupes, Optivisors, desk-mounted Upcoming Events: CHAPTER 75’s make the chains when that was still legal. magnifiers and stereo microscopes. Mem- Mini-Mart has been moved to Sunday, The industry became standardized bers are encouraged to bring in any aids June 26th, 2016, due to a scheduling and an example is using mercury to burn they currently (or occasionally) use to work on or inspect and . conflict with the NAWCC National. off the gold for gold plating. Fusees were For the main presentation Paul will review made in England until 1900. The torque New Business: We will meet on Fri- the issues encountered in rehabilitating day, July 1st as usual. meter measured the winding cycle; the two French black slate mantle clocks. same torque all the way through. Also, the Annual Directors/Members These clocks were produced in significant quantities in the late 1800s into the early potluck will be held on Sunday, July SHOW & TELL: Larry Squires brought in a stopwatch used for horseracing in part of the 20th century. Paul’s talk will 10th at the home of Ed and Karen cover case restoration, re- Arizona. It is marked Charles Leon Gun- Athey in Santa Ana. Time will be an- placement, missing teeth repair, glass lens nounced. Remember, all members and nard and the company is still in business replacement, case modification and other their significant others are welcome to as Gunnard Helmet Sinn. It is coin silver, issues found, underlining that some of join in the fun. i.e., .900 fine. those “bargain” clocks may not quite be the bargain they might appear to be. Tonight’s Program: Jerry Kleeb in- Larry also brought in a silver painted dial from a mantel clock, which needs to be There will also be a brief board meeting in formed us tonight about Fusee history advance of the meeting. See you at the cleaned. It is from a 1902 “Grandfather” and repair. meeting! clock, and is silver and gold plated with a He bought his first Fusee in England in moon phase. He also showed us a 400 day Time Trivia 1972 for £1. He said the original idea clock. The discovery of first historic clock dating about of the movement might date back to 6500 years ago was found in 2001 by a joint Jerry Kleeb showed us a “Cathedral Style” archaeological mission of the University of Dal- Da Vinci. The design came about be- las and the Polish Institute in the area of Nabta, cause coil springs were being made of Fusee clock. He made steps for the front Egypt. It is shaped as a circle made of stones of the clock by casting with sand and whose diameter is 4 meters. There are 6 stones iron; the movement uses a verge es- near the center and arranged in two lines ex- capement. It runs faster with more brass using Styrofoam for the pattern. tending east and west. Time is measured in this clock through the shade of the stones in the cen- pressure and the arbor is in the middle The Raffle prizes were won by Ellie ter which falls on the stones of the circle. of the balance, and this reduces torque Clark, Phyllis Adams, and Jerry Kleeb.

Visit us at www.nawcc69.org JUNE 2016 PAGE 2 Enter the Luxury Smartwatch Will the advent of the smartwatch mean the death of the traditional ? It's a question many are now asking, as leading luxury brands such as TAG Heuer and Breitling em- brace new technology, adding smart and connected watches to their product lines. "Moving into the future, Breitling will continue to value tradition and quality while balancing a growing need for technological integration," Breitling USA President Thierry Prissert tells CNN. "The Exospace B55 Connected is a perfect example of this [because] it places the smartphone at the service of the watch. You can use your smartphone to adjust various func- tions on the watch including setting the time zone, an alarm or measuring calculations im- portant to pilots such as flight times, block time and mission elapsed time. You can even receive notifications on the watch when you receive text messages, calendar notification, phone calls and e-mails."In "The Watch Book," a new horological encyclopedia released by German luxury publisher teNeues, wristwatch expert and historian Gisbert Brunner agrees. "Chronometric luxury and long-lasting value cannot be found among these newfangled inventions," Brunner writes. Breitling Exospace B55 Connected Smartwatch and App But classic timepieces have faced down threats from new innovative designs in the past. As with quartz and digital watches, an increasing number of consumers will likely add a smartwatch to their accoutrements this year. Though as with previous upgrades, the majority of these buyers will see them as more of an addition rather than a replacement for the classical wristwatch. Indeed, 2016 is shaping up to be a banner year for traditional mechanical watch enthusi- asts. In addition to Brunner's book, the market for both modern and vintage mechanical watches is growing apace, with buoyant auction prices and increased value for collector items complementing the sales of new, and in some cases, more affordable designs. This has also paved the way for independent brands to enter the market, with some like Detroit-based Shinola, New York-based Autodromo and Antwerp-based Ressence es- chewing the conventional wisdom that a watchmaker must be based in Switzerland to be taken seriously. Several newcomers will also be exhibiting for the first time at SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie), the first major international watch event of the year, held Janu- ary 18-22 in Geneva. On the auction front, Antiquorum and Bonhams will lead 2016 with February sales of TAG Heuer’s “Connected” Smartwatch important modern and vintage timepieces in Hong Kong and London respectively. Sothe- by's follows suit on March 8 in London. Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/10/luxury/future-of-watches-2016/

UPCOMING MARTS June 2016 JuLY 2016 2016 Greater St Louis Regional Hops and Clocks 2016 When: 6/3/2016 - 6/4/2016 When: 7/8/2016 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Wentzville Community Club Where: National Watch and Clock 500 W Main St Museum and Library Wentzville, MO 63385 United States 514 Poplar St 2016 Rocky Mountain Regional Columbia, PA 17512 United States When: 6/17/2016 - 6/18/2016 2016 National Convention Jefferson County Fairgrounds When: 7/20/2016 - 7/23/2016 15200 W 6th Ave Where: Kentucky International Con- Golden, CO 80401 vention Center (KICC) 221 S 4th St Louisville, KY 40202 United States

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CLOCK Show & Tell: BEWARE THE $50 Any horological item beginning with the letter “I”, an optical BCARGINOMPANY CLOCK helper, or any “Bargain” Clock that wasn’t such a bargain Board Meeting: There will be a board meeting immediately prior to this month’s meeting (at meeting site) Time: 7:00 – Doors Open 8:00 – General Meeting Admission $4.00 – General $6.00 – Couples Location: Acacia Grove Masonic Lodge 11270 Acacia Parkway (in the Civic Center) Garden Grove, CA